From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
The Federal Government has called for synergy between the appointees of ministers and the civil servants for effective service delivery.
Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Yemi Folashade-Esan made the call at a sensitization workshop for senior ministerial aides in the country.
Represented by the Permanent Secretary for Service Policy and Strategic Office (SPSO), Deborah Odoh, the HoCSF said the sensitization was necessary to ensure the implementation of President Bola Tinubu administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
She said “In line with the vision of His Excellency, President Bola Tinubu as the head of the civil service of the Federation is committed to ensuring that the required synergy and harmonious working relationship exists between the office of Honorable Ministers, who are the representatives of Mr President and the civil servants under the administrative leadership of the head of service and her transformative permanent secretaries.
“As you all know, our country is at a critical point in its journey towards national development and it is our responsibility to support our principals to ensure that the much-needed policies and programs are effectively and efficiently implemented in order to secure the future we desire of a Nigeria that is able to maximize its full economic and developmental potential.
“This sensitization workshop has therefore been designed to further build up capacity to support the achievement of each ministry’s mandate, strategic objectives and targets.
“In line with the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda just as has been mentioned, key areas to be covered by a very experienced and carefully chosen resource persons include the revised public service rules, financial regulations, Public Procurement Act, ethical codes of conduct and the public service, administrative procedure, and management reforms.
This will equip participants with the necessary information that will guide their day-to-day activities and facilitate a smooth working relationship between ministerial aides and civil servants.
“The overall goal of this sensitization workshop is to promote synergy and improved harmony in the workplace for maximum productivity.”
Earlier, Director, Organisational Design and Development (ODD), Mojisola Abu, explained that the workshop was organised to enable the aides support their ministers efficiently and effectively as backbones to their bosses in their quest to move the nation forward.
She also warned some ministers aides who introduced themselves as chief of staff to their bosses to drop it, stressing that there is only one chief of staff and that is that of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.